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Statistics
A branch of applied mathematics that involves the collection and interpretation of data to draw conclusions about observations.
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Descriptive Statistics
Used to summarize and visualize data, addressing measures of central tendency and variation.
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Inferential Statistics
A set of procedures used to analyze samples to make inferences about a population.
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Continuous Data
Data that can take on any value within a given range and can be expressed in fractions or decimals.
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Categorical Data
Data that can be divided into groups or categories that do not have numerical value.
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Independent Variable (IV)
A variable that is manipulated in an experiment to observe its effects on the dependent variable.
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Dependent Variable (DV)
The variable that is measured or observed in an experiment, which is affected by the independent variable.
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Nominal Data
Categorical data that represents labels without implying any quantitative value.
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Ordinal Data
Ranked categorical data where the categories have a meaningful order but not equal intervals.
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Interval Data
Data with equal increments between values but without a true zero point, meaning zero does not indicate absence.
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Ratio Data
Data measured in equal increments with a true zero point, where zero indicates absence of the variable.
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Population
The entire group of individuals or instances that meet a set of criteria in a study.
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Sample
A subset of the population used to gather insights about the larger population.
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Null Hypothesis
A statement in a study that assumes no effect or relationship exists between variables.
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Research Hypothesis
A statement predicting an effect or relationship between variables to be tested in a study.
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Random Sampling
A sampling method where each member of the population has an equal chance of being selected.
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Parametric Statistics
Techniques used with interval or ratio data that assume normal distribution.
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Non-Parametric Statistics
Techniques used with nominal and ordinal data or interval and ratio data that is not normally distributed.
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Count Data
Data that represents counts, typically discrete, and can be both categorical and continuous.
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